Fighting Intensifies In Syria's Aleppo -- Al Jazeera
Troop reinforcements reportedly sent to country's commercial capital in bid to reclaim areas held by rebels.
Violence is raging in Syria's second city Aleppo for the sixth consecutive day as regular troops battle rebel forces, opposition activists say.
Clashes were reported in the central al-Jamaliya neighbourhood on Wednesday, close to the local headquarters of the ruling Baath party. In Kalasseh, in the south of the city, rebels set fire to a police station, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Israeli military chief says Syria has stepped up security around its chemical weapons stocks.
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Iran pledges to deploy warships in the Atlantic.
ASIA
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China slammed over sea garrison plan.
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Burma's Suu Kyi urges minority rights.
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AFRICA
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Sudan's Darfur region sees fresh clashes.
Ivory Coast camp attack victims say U.N. failed to protect them.
Ghana President Mills dies, VP takes over. Ghana swears in vice-president as new leader.
EUROPE
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Financial challenges mount for Spain.
UK recession deepens after 0.7% fall in GDP.
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AMERICAS
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Gun sales surge in US following Colorado shooting.
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